Police dog bites man's butt after chase

Two men led police on a chase through area backyards after crashing a pickup truck into a traffic island and mowing down several traffic signs. One of the men was bitten in the buttocks by a police dog after he refused to surrender, police said.

Two men led police on a chase through area backyards after crashing a pickup truck into a traffic island and mowing down several traffic signs, Cohasset police said.

One of the men, Marc Callahan, 41, of 9 Hilldale Road, Plymouth, was bitten in the buttocks by a police dog after he refused to surrender, police said. He was taken to South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. He was set to be arraigned in Quincy District Court on several charges including assault and breaking a fence in a back yard.

Norwell police went to the home of the alleged driver, Steven Porter, 50, of 70 First Parish Road, late Tuesday night. Cohasset police will summons Porter to court on charges of leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and other charges.